AG Eric Holder said he knows we are at war during his November 18, 2009 testimony before the Senate Judicary Committee concerning his decision to prosecute Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and the other four 9/11 conspirators in federal court. Unfortunately, Mr. Holder does not walk that talk.

Attorney General Eric Holder says he made the decision to charge the Christmas Day terror suspect in the civilian system with no objection from all the other relevant departments of the government. In a letter to Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, the attorney general says that the FBI told its partners in the intelligence community on Christmas Day and again the next day that Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab would be charged criminally.

‘I (name), do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter. So help me God.’

Nowhere within those words or our Constitution are the enemies of the United States afforded the rights of American citizens. It is reckless to unilaterally provide a fair fight to those waging war against our troops abroad and civilians here at home.

Mr. Holder should resign and President Obama should replace him with someone with no interest in defending the enemy’s “rights.”

Update: Stephen Hayes at The Weekly Standard blog has more on this in his Obama Vs. Holder post:

In an interview with 60 Minutes last spring, President Obama discussed the handling of captured terrorists and challenged those who claimed the “American system of justice was not up to the task of dealing with these terrorists.” Obama said: “I fundamentally disagree with that. Now — do these folks deserve Miranda rights? Do they deserve to be treated like a shoplifter — down the block? Of course not.”

Lately…there has been a lot of reports that the Xmas bomber has been “spilling his guts” to the FBI, thereby justifying Holder’s decision to NOT have him tried as an enemy combatant. All these reports are from the WH. I BELIEVE THEM…AND I ALSO BELIEVE THAT PIGS CAN FLY!

Editor — Supposed it is true that Abdulmuttalab is talking. The White House announcing it undermines the very value of the intelligence they are gaining.